The Three Sisters Summary

Chekhov referred to The Three Sisters as a "drama," preferring to avoid the more confining labels of either "comedy" or "tragedy," although later critics have argued for both of those labels. It is one of the four major plays that he wrote at the end of his life. Chekhov was an accomplished fiction writer, one of the one of the most influential short story writers of all time. At the time that his plays...

Anton Chekhov Biographies (2)

The Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) is among the major short-story writers and dramatists of modern times.During the last half of the 19th century the old order in Russia was crumbl...
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Anton Chekhov is today one of the most widely known authors of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Appreciated not only in Russia and the West but also in Asia, he was a master of the short story, ...
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Essays & Analysis (19)

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
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The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
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The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Introduction
Considered to be one of Chekhov's most moving and sensitive dramas, The Three Sisters reflects the pervasive pessimism of its era. The play tel...
Read more